John phillips



(No Modem J. PHILLIPS.

BEE HIVE.

Patented Feb.27, 1883.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN PHILLIPS, OF RILEYS STATION, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR, OF ONE-J EIALF TO THOMAS F. HOWLEY, F SAME PLACE.

BEEV-HIVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,975, dated February 2'7, 1883.

Application filed December 6, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that 1, JOHN PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rileys Station, in the county ofMarion and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Bee- Hive, of which the followingis a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to bee-hives, and is TO an improvement on the hive for which Letters Patent of the United States No. 264,898 were granted to myself on the 26th day of September, 1882.

My present invention consists in the imr 5 proved construction and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved bee-hive. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same on the line y y in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line so 00 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the hive on the line 2: z in Fig. 2..

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

A in the drawings represents the hivc-box, which is constructed substantially as shown, 0 and provided with a vertical wall orpartitiou, B, extending transversely from side to side of the hive-box, and dividing the latter into two compartments, 0 D, the former of which contains thecomb-frames, (not shown in the 5 drawings,) while the latter has the honeyboxes E E. Said honey-boxes, of which there may be any desired number, are separated by horizontal partitions F, and their inner sides are provided with holes Gr, registering with 0 corresponding holes, l, in the partition-wall B. 7 Access to the honey-boxes may be had through a door, J, hinged [O the rear edge of one of the sides, and forming the rear part of the hive-box. I In order to prevent the bees, when the honey-boxes are pushed into place, from being caught and crushed between the inner ends of said boxes and the partition-wall, I provide said boxes with inward-projectin g studs K, which will strike the partition-wall and prevent the ends of the honey-boxes from coming closely in contact therewith. This ar- Irangement I find preferable to surrounding the holes G with flanges, which must be notched or slotted in order to permit the bees 5 5 to crawl back if they should be caught between the ends of the honey-boxes and the partition-wall.

The sides of the hive are provided with Windows L L, arranged at the top and bottom of opposite sides of the comb-frame compartment, in order to permit the latter to be inspected when required. The windows L L and the entire sides of the hive are covered bydoors M M, which protect the windows and keep the interior of the hive warm and comfortable. p

The front. end of the bottom boardot' the box is hinged, as shown, so that it may be let down for the purpose of ventilating the inte- 7o rior ot' the hive. Above the hinged bottom, which is denoted by N, the front side of the hive has a slot, 0, between the sides of which is journaled a roller, P, having longitudinal flexible flanges Q Q, which, when the roller is revolved, brush the bottom N, while between the said flanges and the top of slot 0 is a space, R, forming the bee-entrance. Moths, larvae, and other depredators which attempt to enter the hive will attempt to enter under the roller 1? and deposit their eggs there. It will thus be seen that by simply turning the roller over, the moths, 850., will be swept out, when they can be easily destroyed.

My improved hive is simple, inexpensive, E and in every respect useful for the purposes stated.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with the hive-box having a slot in its front side adjoining the bottom, which is hinged, of arollerjournaled between the sides of said slot, and having longitudinal flexible flanges, bearing against the bottom, while between said flanged roller and the top of the slot is lett a space, forming the bee-entrance, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereto affixed my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PHILLIPS.

Witnesses WM. SEVERANOE, Taos. F. HOWLEY. 

